baking cakes, there are a few things you can do to give most recipes a healthy makeover. This pumpkin-cranberry spice cake, for instance, is an indulgent but healthy treat that uses tricks easily applied to other recipes.First, half of the all-purpose flour is replaced with white whole-wheat flour, which significantly increases the cake's whole-grain count without adding the astringent flavors some...
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scientists of Ch Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University here have recommended new varieties of wheat to increase wheat production in the state.While stating this today, the Research Director of the University, Dr R P Narwal said the farmers should complete wheat sowing in less irrigated areas between the last week of October and first week of November. Higher yields could be achieved by sowing...
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SINGAPORE: India has struck its first wheat import deals since 2007, buying the grain from Australia in containers, trade sources said on Friday. "Our company has sold some wheat in containers to India," said a Singapore-based trader. "I have done some deals today." Two other traders in Singapore and India confirmed the deals. One trader said that up to 10,000 tonnes of wheat had been sold for arrival...
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SINGAPORE:India has struck its first wheat import deals since 2007, buying the grain fromAustralia in containers, trade sources said on Friday."Our companyhas sold some wheat in containers to India," said a Singapore-based trader. "Ihave done some deals today."Two other traders in Singapore and Indiaconfirmed the deals. One trader said that up to 10,000 tonnes of wheat had beensold for arrival at southern...
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Delhi government will sell wheat flour at subsidised rates at 132 outlets across the city from Saturday to provide relief to citizens from the spiralling price of the commodity.Announcing the initiative, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said initially 10 kg packets of wheat flour will be madeThe subsidised wheat flour will be sold at 84 outlets of Kendriya Bhandar, eight outlets of National ConsumerCooperative...
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The government on Saturday said itwill fix wheat prices on the basis of "actual cost" for saleunder the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS)."The prices for sale of wheat to flour mill owners underOMSS will be fixed on cost-to-cost basis," Minister forAgriculture and Food Sharad Pawar has said here.Pawar, who is in Punjab this week to review the paddylifting process, said wheat prices will be fixed afterconsidering...
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token increase of Rs20 a quintal in the procurement price for wheat next year, a move that is aimed at stabilizing the retail prices as also give positive signal to farmers.As on October one, the Centre had 28.4 million tonnes of wheat in the buffer stock against a norm of 11 million tonnes."The MSP of wheat has been fixed at Rs 1,100 per quintal, marking an increase of Rs 20 per quintal over the last...
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There might be political uproar over the meager revision of MSP of wheat (Rs 20 per quintal hike), but the farmers in Punjab are firm on expanding the area under wheat cultivation. The state agriculture department is hopeful that this year also the total area under wheat would surpass the designated target of 35.20 lakh hectares.It is worth noting that the Centre has hiked the MSP of wheat by Rs 20...
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view of skyrocketing prices, the Madhya Pradesh government today decided to sell subsidised wheat and rice here and in other cities.At a meeting of departmental officials, Minister of State for Food and Civil Supplies Paraschand Jain directed checking of costs.In rural areas, subsidised rice and wheat are already being provided under the Below Poverty Line and Above Poverty Line schemes.Such supply...
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Food Corporation of India will release 38,381 tonnes of wheat to Tamil Nadu and 2,810 tonnes to Puducherry through tender sale under the open market sale scheme (bulk).According to an FCI release, under the scheme the names of prospective traders would be listed. Subsequently, wheat stocks would be released to the registered parties.With the release of stocks in the market, there is every possibility...
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